Picture frame



Oct. 21', 1930. w. HLANE 1,779,069'

" PICTURE FRAME Filed Marbh 28, 19 50 a Jil' if z Ear-c647" Patented C ot- 21,1930

WILLIAM H. LANE, on LEo rnsrEn, MAssrioH sn'rrs; AssiG'noR-rrj. s'rAfnnimn rx- ROXOLOID oonrone rron, on oMINsTnR; $MASSACHU$ETT MASSAGE-[osm sis This invention relates to a picture iframe formed of sheet pyroxylin or'similar material.

The principal objects ofthe invention are to provide a frame suitable for holding a.

picture and to provide integraltherewithia base for supportingit firmly in an upright or inclined position; to provide means form-;.

ing a permanent'partof the frame for cov ering the picture to beshown with a tra ns? parent sheet and to provide extremely simple and inexpensive means for inserting the picture in the frame behind the transparent- Sheet and holding it in position. 'w T Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

' Reference'is to be had to the accompany- Q I v p 7 V a "though it does not have to'be icemented' in ing drawings in which front view of a preferred embodiment of this invention; Fig. 2- is a side elevation; v v

Fig.3 is a section near the bottom showing the supporting base of the'frame;

Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail view of'one corner of the device; 5

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is anenlarged sectional View on g I Y t1onsj19Iin the formshowniconvex onito p,

the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

The frame is'for'med preferably from a single sheet of pyroxylin which may be-col; ored or ornamentedfin any desired way to present an attractive appearance; 'This sheet is pressed up'in dies so as to provide a v a the construction 'rigi'd attha't point.. The

frame proper with a'margin 11 around it and having a'space back of'it depressed to a ,p lower plane and constitutinga back 12. This space is provided at the front with a separate sheet 13 oftransparent pyroxylin or other material which fits against the transverse walls 14; of the depression in the frame throughout. It extends all the way from the bottom of this depression to the top of it and beyond the same. The side walls 14 of the depression for receiving this sheet 13 are at right angles to the back and this sheet is held therein by engagement with these side walls which it fits closely and by projecting into certain slits. I 1 7 There are two corner slits 15 at the lower I U B M 'i-i ,l

7 0 I PPQ V o in any O er p n; a pa t e ny b y- 11in sheet of which the"frame ;1 1 is made is bent back to form a horizontalbase 18.] This comes outthrough theslit 17am furnishes and practically perm'anently 1 mounted, 'alheld. It constitutes ameans-foiijkeepingthe picture in the frame" and keeping it free from.

dustandis transparentso' that its pres e ceis s hardly noticeable. 'fJ F 1'1 th ermit n l n dipa itio A CORPQRATIQNJ or 1 a i'convenie'nt guide by" which' a photographtfifi V or other picture;= can inserted? along this i f-slieet and through-theislitiiinto its finalposie "again thejfiramef f f i .7

This'cons'ttutes avery simpleand c'onvenientmeans for holding a lpicture. The trans-" 1 parent. sheet" 13 'is really a. part ,oftheLErame place on account 'ofthefwayin 'whichfitis '70 i r v with twq-u'p rdi ellowpioii c- I and" h se: fo w dli' Jun-jett ng. P i

base pt erwis Si S, 10 3 O ithii of pyroxylin but these. projections greatly position intendedi r This is a very inexpensive frame to make:

and-it can be formed in various ways and* usedfor variou's purposes other than supporting pictures or photographs. It will be understood that the picture is held in the slits in the same way as the transparent sheet' 13--' and of course goes in behind'ito-n account of this sheet being bent-back at the top substantially'in contact with the'margin of the frame on the rear.

. Although I I have illustrated and described l only one form of the invention Iam aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein-loy, any person skilled in the art without departing from the scopeof the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not I marginal snrfaces rounded es to presentthe wish to be limited in this respect but whatl do claimis r a 1..As an article of manufacture, a frame comprising a sheet ofpyroxylinformed with appearance of a frame. with its center depressed to form a back, transverse walls betweenthe back and the margins the wall at the top having a slit therethrough in aplane parallel to the back entirely'a cross 'the 'top thereof, atransparent sheet extending through saidslit and covering the entire back but spaced .therefr mto fOrma transparent 3 aeoveryfora' photograph orthelike'to beinv .v Y

V iserted behind it, said itransparentsheet prob tween the back an'dithe margins, thewall at ithe topfhaving a slit therethroiigh acrossthe top ithereof,= aTtranSpa'rent '1 sheet inserted throu 11" said slit and} located on'jzthe front [side o the back biit spaced therefrom'to form 5 transparency over the back, and F slits through the corners of said transverse walls f atlthelbottomifor receivingthe corenrs of the l a a v tr'ar'l'sparent sheet i r a -.3 As an article'o'fmanufacture;apicture 211 frame comprising a sheetof pyroxylin or the like having its center depressed so as ftolea-ve. margins around thefledge to simulate ano-r- V .dinarypicture frame and having a portion ,ofth'e sheet at theo lcottom bent backwardly .atialdesired arigle to constitute a base for .L ;hold;ing-athe fr'ontportion in the-desired posi- V I lltiomsaid base having'hollow portions'.,p'ro-f i l iecting upwardly therefrom and. iieng'aging 1 the flower ,portion o-f, the backof Said frame.

, and cementedtheretojto constitutea firm and i i v rigidlconstrnction.

. I In testimonyjwhereof have hereunto affixed my signature; I I 1 'WILLIA rLL 

